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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Kambal's

30 May, 2023

Team Leader
Heather Tallent
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
0.7 lbs (measured)

13.720949, 120.927371

Survey Information

Location Name
Kambal's
Organization/Dive Centre
Blue Planet Scuba & Solitude Acacia
City
Talaga
Country
Philippines
Date
30 May, 2023
Survey Duration
64 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 13.720949
Longitude: 120.927371
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
10–54 feet
Area Surveyed
122473 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 3
metal materials collected
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Wrapper

Next to busy road and restaurant

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Food packaging


So much more debris we couldn't pick up due to size, etc. Many items also already had marine life settled on them.

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